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A patient's psychiatric advance directive (PAD) specifies that during psychotic episodes, she wants to receive olanzapine and does NOT want to receive haloperidol. During an acute psychotic episode, the treating PMHNP determines that olanzapine is contraindicated due to a newly diagnosed metabolic condition. What should the PMHNP do?
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